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Our Rating: ★★★★☆ :: SUPER SPEEDY :: Read Our Full Review >>

SoundHound easily beats out Shazam for music recognition. But if you already have another music recognition app, there may not be enough new here to justify the purchase for casual users.

What's New

New in version 4.5:
+ Easier sharing to Facebook: sign in one time with one tap from the SoundHound welcome screen
+ Easier listen on start: opt in after signing in to Facebook or use in-app Settings
+ UI improvements

New since SoundHound 4.0:
+ Hi-resolution retina graphics for the new iPad
+ LiveLyricsâ„¢: lyrics scroll in time with music for your songs and IDs - and go landscape to see lyrics full screen
+ Tappable LiveLyricsâ„¢ within the SoundHound music player (included)
+ Tweets from artists and users
+ Savable searches: You can now save any missed songs to your History to try again later
+ Surprises coming soon: opt in to PUSH notifications to be the first to hear about them

App Description

SoundHound is instant music search and discovery:
♪ The world's FASTEST music recognition: name tunes playing from a speaker in as little as four seconds
♪ The world's only viable singing and humming recognition
♪ LiveLyrics: see Lyrics in time with the music for over 1 Million tracks
♪ SoundHound Player: play your iTunes tracks with LiveLyrics and instantly link to artist info
♪ An included iPad app with beautiful, full-size lyrics and YouTube pages
♪ The ultimate SoundHound experience, ad-free with premium features including exclusive Recommended Songs!

♪ NEW: Real-time Facebook and Twitter Updates from Artists: tap a band's name to instantly see its latest social news!

★ Reviews and Honors for SoundHound ∞ ★
The #1 Top Paid iPad App of All Time
- Apple App Store, Jan. 2011
Top 10 Must-Have iPhone Apps
-Bob Tedeschi, NY Times, Nov. 2010
Best Music Engagement App
- BILLBOARD Music App Awards, Oct. 2010
Essential iPad App - "Seriously fast"
-John Herrman, Gizmodo, April 2010
"Genius, isn't it?"
- B.B.C. World Radio
"This is amazing... insane, right?"
-David Pogue of the NY Times

And there's more: Listen on startup and geotagging options, Facebook and Twitter sharing and optional auto-sharing, previews, iTunes and Pandora links, full length YouTube videos, and your favorite artists' top songs, bios, and Wikipedia pages.

Requirements and notes: SoundHound works on the iPhone, iPad, new iPod Touch, and second and third generation iPod touch (with an external microphone such as in Apple's iPhone headsets). Fast network connections, common on WiFi and 3G, allow SoundHound to produce the response times shown above.

App Screen Shots

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App Changes

April 28, 2012 New version 4.5
March 30, 2012 New version 4.4.1
March 21, 2012 New version 4.4
February 14, 2012 New version 4.3
December 21, 2011 New version 4.2
November 05, 2011 New version 4.1.1
July 11, 2008 Initial Release

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